145 first-hand accounts of flood events in Hawaii, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A nearby upper air trough helped induce heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms in windward sections of the Big Island of Hawaii. The rainfall eventually resulted in flash flooding over a portion of the total area affected, but most locales saw small stream and drainage ditch…
Read the full account →With a front and upper air trough in the area and low level moisture around the state, heavy showers and thunderstorms occurred from Kauai to the Big Island of Hawaii. The precipitation produced small stream and drainage ditch flooding and ponding on roadways in most cases.
Read the full account →With a weakening front over the islands and an upper low northwest of Kauai, heavy showers and thunderstorms developed over the state. Drenching rain led to periods of flash flooding over several isles, and gusty winds downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →With a weakening front over the islands and an upper low northwest of Kauai, heavy showers and thunderstorms developed over the state. Drenching rain led to periods of flash flooding over several isles, and gusty winds downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →With a weakening front over the islands and an upper low northwest of Kauai, heavy showers and thunderstorms developed over the state. Drenching rain led to periods of flash flooding over several isles, and gusty winds downed trees and power lines.
Read the full account →A moist low-level flow and instability aloft brought downpours and thunderstorms to the island chain, and periods of flash flooding. Gusty winds and lightning also caused damage over portions of the Big Island on the 26th; including a couple of roofs blown off homes, downed…
Read the full account →With Hurricane Lane just west of the Big Island of Hawaii, and south of Maui County and Oahu, torrential rain fell over parts of the state, especially the Big Island.
Read the full account →A developing upper low northwest of the state, in combination with tropical moisture, induced periods of heavy showers and thunderstorms, and generated historic flash flooding conditions over the Garden Isle of Kauai.
Read the full account →With Hurricane Lane just west of the Big Island of Hawaii, and south of Maui County and Oahu, torrential rain fell over parts of the state, especially the Big Island.
Read the full account →A developing upper low northwest of the state, in combination with tropical moisture, induced periods of heavy showers and thunderstorms, and generated historic flash flooding conditions over the Garden Isle of Kauai.
Read the full account →As a low to the southwest and a front to the northwest of the islands merged when approaching the state, the result was a burst of precipitation in the form of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms. Flash flooding again occurred over parts of Oahu.
Read the full account →With Hurricane Lane just west of the Big Island of Hawaii, and south of Maui County and Oahu, torrential rain fell over parts of the state, especially the Big Island.
Read the full account →With Hurricane Lane just west of the Big Island of Hawaii, and south of Maui County and Oahu, torrential rain fell over parts of the state, especially the Big Island.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper low far northwest of Kauai generated heavy showers and thunderstorms over the isle. The rainfall caused flash flooding in the Hanalei area in the northern part of the island as the Hanalei River overflowed onto Kuhio Highway.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper low far northwest of Kauai generated heavy showers and thunderstorms over the isle. The rainfall caused flash flooding in the Hanalei area in the northern part of the island as the Hanalei River overflowed onto Kuhio Highway.
Read the full account →A front moving slowly from the northwest triggered showers and downpours across much of the Aloha State. The most significant rainfall was over Kauai, where flash flooding occurred over the northern part of the isle.
Read the full account →A powerful winter storm brought heavy rains, thunderstorms, high winds, and blizzard conditions to Hawaii in the early part of December. A strong low pressure system northwest of Kauai, along with a cold front moving through the islands, caused significant damage across the…
Read the full account →A surface low northwest of the Garden Island of Kauai, a surface front, and an upper air trough generated heavy showers and thunderstorms over most of the Aloha State. Several schools were closed, and many roadways became impassable because of high water and debris.
Read the full account →Heavy showers and thunderstorms produced flash flooding along Manele Road and New Manele Road on the isle of Lanai. Minor property damage to a condominium occurred at one location within the Manele Bay Resort, in an area with poor surface drainage.
Read the full account →With remnant moisture over the western part of the Aloha State (from a departing Tropical Depression Erick southwest of the state), an upper level disturbance triggered showers and thunderstorms over portions of Kauai.
Read the full account →The combination of a nearby surface low and upper trough brought heavy showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Aloha State, mainly Kauai, Oahu, and Maui. Some of the rainfall was enough to cause flash flooding in a few instances.
Read the full account →An upper trough near the island chain induced heavy downpours and thunderstorms over Maui, particularly the leeward Haleakala area. Remnant moisture from an old front was sufficient to bring intense rainfall that inundated Kulanihakoi Gulch, which then led to South Kihei Road…
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the islands and an associated upper air trough combined to trigger heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms, including flash flooding in parts of Molokai, Maui, and Kauai. There were no reports of serious injuries.
Read the full account →A cold front moving through the islands and an associated upper air trough combined to trigger heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms, including flash flooding in parts of Molokai, Maui, and Kauai. There were no reports of serious injuries.
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